13-Year-Old Artist Exhibits Her Most Personal Work at Chiclana Museum
Daniela Martínez presents 'Kintsugi, from Fact to Fact', an exhibition reflecting on life through the Japanese ceramic repair technique.
By Macarena Luque Romero
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Young artist's hands repairing a broken vase with gold lacquer, highlighting the cracks, in a museum exhibition room.
The municipal delegate for Culture, Susana Rivas, and the young artist Daniela Martínez have inaugurated the exhibition ‘Kintsugi, from Fact to Fact’ at the Museum of Chiclana, which can be visited until October 18th.
The exhibition, marking the first time Daniela Martínez has held a solo show at the Museum of Chiclana, features her most personal work under the concept of 'kintsugi', a 15th-century Japanese artisanal technique that does not hide the breaks in pieces but integrates them as part of the artwork.
Thus, 'kintsugi' becomes a metaphor for life, inviting reflection on how cracks, breaks, and intervened fragments can be revealed and emphasized, rather than concealed. The exhibition offers a simple yet refined plastic work that tacitly and unpretentiously prompts thought on accepting pain, failure, or wounds.
The delegate for Culture, Susana Rivas, highlighted that Daniela Martínez is the youngest artist to exhibit at the museum and a 'promise who is already a reality in the art world', emphasizing her personal and artistic growth since the age of six. She congratulated the artist on this 'groundbreaking initiative' showcasing her original works.
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"We are starting the season with the youngest artist we've had at the Museum, Daniela Martínez, a promise who is already a reality in the art world. It is a groundbreaking initiative, where the artist presents her own works, not copies."
Daniela Martínez thanked the Museum of Chiclana for the opportunity to exhibit again and expressed her excitement for the public to enjoy the exhibition, the result of a long period of work.
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"I am very excited for people to see my work, which I have been working on for a long time. I hope people can enjoy the exhibition."